Hyacinth named City of Haarlem #2

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by J McCombie

Title

Hyacinth named City of Haarlem #2

Artist

J McCombie

Medium

Digital Art - Photographic

Description

This piece has been featured in the FAA Group "Beauty of this World".
This beautiful hyacinth has really stood the test of time, gracing gardens since 1898. It's still the best yellow available, an excellent forcer and outstanding mixed with several shades of blue grape hyacinths for a French country look. The clear primrose yellow matures to a soft ivory adding subtle variation to a grouped planting. Very fragrant.
Hyacinthus is a small genus of bulbous flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae. Plants are commonly called hyacinths /ˈhaɪəsɪn￿. The genus is native to the eastern Mediterranean (from south Turkey to northern Israel), north-east Iran, and Turkmenistan.
Several types of brodiea, squill, and other plants that were formerly classified in the lily family and have flower clusters borne along the stalk also have common names with hyacinth in them. Hyacinths should also not be confused with the genus Muscari, which are commonly known as grape hyacinths.
Hyacinthus grows from bulbs, each producing around four to six linear leaves and one to three spikes (racemes) of flowers. In the wild species, the flowers are widely spaced, with as few as two per raceme in H. litwinovii and typically six to eight in H. orientalis, which grows to a height of 15￿20 cm (6￿8 in). Cultivars of H. orientalis have much denser flower spikes and are generally more robust.

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April 25th, 2012